Anime News
1,500 Fans Celebrate "Girls und Panzer" Kay's Birthday Three Days EarlyJan 19, 17 11am
January 14 brings in an early birthday celebration for “Girls und Panzer” character Kay by fans at the parking lot of the Ibaraki Prefecture Credit Union located in the northern Isohama are of Ōarai.
'Your name.' to be Screened in Over 200 North American Theaters!Jan 19, 17 6am
Makoto Shinkai's you name. has taken the entire world by storm surpassing the gross sales of Studio Ghibli's successful anime movie Spirited Away. The wait is finally over-- this anime film will be screened to over 200 theaters in the North America region.
21st ‘Detective Conan’ movie releases new visualJan 18, 17 4pm
On Wednesday, January 18, the 21st Detective Conan anime movie unveiled a new visual for the film. The movie, Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (Meitantei Conan Kara Kurenai no Love Letter), is slated to premiere in Japanese theaters on April 15.
26th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival has “Hirunehime -Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari” as Opening FilmJan 17, 17 10am
For this year’s 26th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, the opening film shall be anime feature film “Hirunehime -Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari” a.k.a “Princess Nap -The Story of Unknown Me” as announced at a press conference held yesterday in Sapporo, Japan.
Special Collaborative Event to be Held for "Kiniro Mosaic" at Yase-Hieizanguchi StationJan 17, 17 9am
On February 18 at the Yase-Hieizanguchi Station located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, there will be a special event to be held in celebration of special “Kinmoza” collaborative event for the trains of “Eiden”.
'Steins;Gate' English-Dubbed Film Trailer Released!Jan 17, 17 4am
The official English-Dubbed trailer for Steins;Gate – The Movie – Load Region of Déjà Vu (Steins;Gate Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu) was released by Funimation on Monday. The DVD and Blue-ray Disc combo pack release for the film is still slated for March 28 based on Funimation's website.
New Smartphone MMORPG Game 'King of Fighters: World' AnnouncedJan 17, 17 2am
King of Fighters fans, get ready. The SNK Group on Monday released a video to announce their upcoming smartphone MMORPG game The King of Fighters: World is now in the works. The game will be available in both Android and iOS devices.
Makoto Shinkai's 'your name' is Now the Highest Grossing Anime Film in the World!Jan 17, 17 1am
It's official: the successful anime film hit Kimi no na wa or your name is now the highest grossing anime film in the world.
With total international gross sales of $281 million US dollars, the movie has officially surpassed Studio Ghibli's successful anime movie Spirited Away which earned $275 million US dollars.
Yuka Iguchi performs 'DANMACHI: Sword Oratoria' opening theme songJan 16, 17 9pm
Yuka Iguchi will perform the opening theme song of Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darō ka. (Is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon.)’s upcoming anime adaptation of its spin-off series Sword Oratoria, the singer’s official website announced last Friday.
Season 2 of 3 Fantasy Anime to Look Forward ToJan 15, 17 1pm
There are so many anime in the franchise that many fans have believed to have ended in a less than satisfactory way. Most often than not this is because the anime is meant to lead the viewer to the manga on which it is based on and read further details day to satisfy their curiosity and questions.
